The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-09-28
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
The fair opens to. day.

Everybody will be at the fair.
Notice jays special fair sale, three days
only.
Prof. +. T. Bradt has gone TO Ann Arbor
to complete his studies.
Don't forget to go to Marshall d Van Fleet
for stylish and cheap hats.
The famous Trumpet Notes band at the
opera house on Thursday evening.
The ladies of the Presbyterian society have
re-carpeted their church in fine style.
That show window at Bartram & Milling
toms is neat, nobby and novel. Just notice it.
Special meeting of Paw Paw lodge No. %
F. q A. NJ, Friday evening, September 3Oth
Work on ID.
That's very tasty display of cutlery and
other shelf hardware in front of G.. w. Tyler
& Co.'s store.
Born, last Saturday morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Emery Ball. a ten pound boy. Con
gratulations are in order.
The Cleveland Bay Company of this vii
lage, captured premium on every horse il
exhibited at the state fair.
l.. w. Osborne has once more got settled
in his own building, which is i'll better con
dition than it ever was before.
The Antwerp farmers union will meet a
the residence of Geo. Van Dorm in Waverly
on Wednesday, October 9TH, 1887.
A new sidewalk has been put down il
front of the vacant lots on Main street, ad
| joining Hulberts store on the west.
A pole has been erected in front of tn,
NoRTHERNER office, from which the L.
signal service flags will be displayed.
General Butler is expected to remain dur
ing the last day of the fair, and will give
away the bride at the grand stand wedding.
Last Saturday morning was cool and frosty
several of our early risers reporting sligh
freeze--the first sharp frost of the season.
Last Saturday was great day for on
business men. The streets were throngeC
and team stood at every available hitchin!
place.
The First Baptist church was filed las
Sunday evening, and all were greatly inter
ested in a common sense sermon on "Mar
riage."
Lucian Carlisle and Almon Hutchins, tw
of the recent graduates of the Paw Paw higl
school, are attending the Baptist college a
| Kalamazoo.
Gilman of the Grange store, has just re
ceived fine stock of boots and shoes, rubbe
goods, etc, to which he invites the specia
attention of the public.
Everybody should attend the Trumpe
Notes band concert on Thursday evenin
at the opera house, not at the rink as hereto
fore advertised. Don't forget it.
The ladies of the f. w. Baptist societ
will hold musical and literary social at tn
residence of Mr.. T.. w. Green on Tuesda
evening, October 4th. Everyone invited.
1t is said that the famous trotter Razor Is
recently met with a serious accident Will
being put aboard the cars, which may disabl
him, although his driver entertains hopes c
his recovery.
1t has always been customary to close ou
school during the fair, and the custom wi
not be departed from this year. The student
will be given a vacation after to-day unit
Monday next.
Only the most favorable and fatterin
reports are heard concerning the newly-er
gagged Christian minister, Mr. II. A. Palliste
He is expected to deliver his first discours
on Sunday, October 9th.
Comrades Spicer and Beebe of this vilag,
and Comrade Eaton of Mattawan. started o
Sunday last for st. Louis, Mo-, to attend I'll
national encampment, G.. A. II. Mrs. Spice
accompanied her husband.
Don't fail to notice Gen. Benz. Z. Butler
advertisement i'll this paper. He intends
take quite hand in running the fair, and
there is to be any "giving in marriage"
proposes to participate in it.
Those two young drunls who went stal
gering up and down our streets last Saturda,
may have thought they were men, but otht
folks thought they were far beneath an
standard of decent manhood.
Married, at the residence of the bride
mother, Mrs. Asa Crofoot of Almena. Sep
20th, by Rev. l.. ID. Boynton, Mr.. Anso
Pease of Eckford, Calhoun county, TO Mis-
Euphemia Crofoot of Almena.
Iii Henry's minstres were greeted with
crowded house last Monday evening anC
judging from the mirth and hilarity that pre-
vailed. the spectators must have been e,
:. tremely pleased with the performance.
We don't mean to intimate that Capt. TX
Smith. who arrived home from the sea shor
n few days since, is clam, for he isn't an
such thing. But, judging from his appear
onca ha has had n Oood deal fo do with clam